Which to use
“Eingriff” and “Eingriffe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,651
- “Eingriff” frequency rank
- #11,635
- “Eingriffe” frequency rank
- 18286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eingriff | Eingriffe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medizinische Arbeit am Körper eines Menschen oder Tieres | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eingriff |
Where the eye mixes Eingriff and Eingriffe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Eingriff and Eingriffe
A purely visual mix-up. Eingriff ([ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]) and Eingriffe ([ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁɪfə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Eingriff” sits inside “Eingriffe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eingriff is recorded at frequency rank #6,651, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɡʁɪf]. Eingriffe is at rank #11,635, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡʁɪfə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18286, this pair ranks #1,919,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eingriff vs Eingriffe
Shared letters: efginr. Private to "Eingriff": -. Private to "Eingriffe": -.
"Eingriff" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Eingriffe" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Eingriff" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Eingriffe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eingriff" and "Eingriffe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eingriffe vs Eingriffs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,919,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.